No. 6 Coco Gauff vs. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka
Mixed Doubles Championship on the ESPN App at 12 noon ET / 9 a.m. PT
ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the US Open continues tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 9, with the Mixed Doubles Championship at noon E.T. streaming live on the ESPN App and the Women’s Championship at 4 p.m. ET live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes (Spanish) and ESPN+ (English and Spanish). Prior to the championship, ESPN Deportes (Spanish) will air a 30-minute preview special at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. ET.
Gauff vs. Sabalenka
No. 6 seed Coco Gauff and No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who will be the new World No.1 following this tournament, will meet at Arthur Ashe Stadium Saturday afternoon, both looking to become a first-time US Open champion. They are also both first-time finalists at a US Open.
Gauff, at 19 years old, is the youngest American US Open female finalist since Serena Williams in 1999. She defeated Karolina Muchova in two sets Thursday evening. Sabalenka, 25 years old and this year’s Australian Open women’s champion, looks to add another Grand Slam title to her record. She defeated 2017 US Open runner-up Madison Keys in the second semifinal match after losing the first set 6-0 and will move up to No. 1 in the rankings for the first-time next week.
Mixed Doubles Championship
Beginning at 12 noon ET on the ESPN App, the Mixed Doubles Championship will be decided between Americans Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek and Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan and Harri Heliovaara of Finland.
In addition to the Women’s Championship, ESPN+ coverage includes Grandstand matches and all outer courts throughout the week. ESPN+ coverage began with the Qualifiers, and continues through the entirety of the tournament, including coverage of the Women’s and Men’s Singles Semifinals and Finals.
ESPN’s US Open Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Platform(s) | Event |
| Mon, Aug 28 – Sun, Sep 10 | 11 a.m. – 11p.m. | ESPN+ | All outer courts streaming live |
| Sat, Sep 9 | Noon – 2 p.m. | ESPN App | Mixed Doubles Championship |
| 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN+ | Women’s Championship: Coverage presented by Cadillac | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. | ESPN Deportes | Women’s Championship Preview Special | |
| 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Women’s Championship | ||
| Sun, Sep 10 | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | ESPN | Women’s Doubles Championship |
| 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | ESPN | US Open Men’s Championship Preview Special presented by Evian | |
| 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN+ | Men’s Championship: Coverage presented by Cadillac | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. | ESPN Deportes | US Open Men’s Championship Preview Special | |
| 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Men’s Championship | ||
| 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | Men’s Championship (Encore) |
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